ADHD during childhood and adolescence

Learning objectives

After completing this module and its online counterpart, pharmacy technicians will be able to:    

• List ADHD’s core symptoms and the co-morbidities that commonly accompany it 
• Identify the medication used to treat ADHD
• Advise patients and parents on dealing with side-effects. 

Contributing author: Tejas Khatau, lead pharmacist, families, young people and children’s services division at Leicester Partnership NHS Trust.